Taste
Elegant wine of balanced freshness, smooth and elegant

Parfumes
When young: floral scents of roses
When ripe: red fruit especially strawberry

Name
Merlot Rosé Ticino

Variety
100% Merlot

Classification
IGT Swiss Italian

Color
Light rosé type (onion)

Wine typology
Rosé
Contains Sulfites

Area of origin
Municipality of Gambarogno, (2 km from Lake Locarno) Ticino, Switzerland

Alcoholic grade
12.5% Vol.

Procedure:

• Harvested by hand at the right stage of ripeness.
• Press-destemming every 30 minutes in horizontal press.
• Soft pneumatic pressing.
• Must flotation.
• Heating of the mass to 16°C to start alcoholic fermentation.
• Racking into thermoregulated stainless steel tanks at the end of alcoholic fermentation and processing on the lees.
• End of malolactic fermentation.
• Maturation in stainless steel tanks for about two months.
• Assembling between different tanks and filtering before bottling.
• Heating of the mass to 16°C to have the start of alcoholic fermentation.
• At the end of alcoholic fermentation racking into thermoregulated stainless steel tanks, and processing on the lees.
• If necessary, malolactic fermentation is also completed.
• After racking, the wine still remains in the stainless tanks for at least a couple of months.
• Before bottling, blending is done among the different tanks and filtered.

Malolactic fermentation: Carried out in stainless steel tanks

Maturation: In stainless steel tanks

Minimum bottle aging: 3 months

Bottle type: Bordeaux

Aging potential: 3/4 years old

Cork material: DIAM cork guaranteed with no cork taste

Land type: Fresh, light and mineral

Processing: Methods of Integrated Production

Cultivation system: Simple Guyot

Year of planting: 1984

Yield per hectare: 90 q (63 Hl)

Harvest times: September 20th

Collection method: Manual

Packaging: 6 bottles per box

Pairings: Great for aperitifs, to pair with cheese fondues, lake fish, mixed fried foods

Service: In large crystal glasses at 12°C

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